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Madsen, John Percival Vissing (1879 - 1969)

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Physicist and Electrical engineer

Born: 24 March 1879 Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 4 October 1969 Chatswood, New South Wales.

(Sir) John Percival V. Madsen was Lecturer in Physics, University of Adelaide 1901-09 and Associate Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney 1909-49. He was Chairman of the Radio Research Board (1926-1957) and a great many other bodies and boards including the National Association of Testing Authorities. Masden is featured on the ATERB Medal, which is awarded under the auspices of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. ATERB (Australian Telecommunications & Electronics Research Board) was formerly the Radio Research Board, of which Madsen was founding chairman.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1900 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1901 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Sydney
1901 - 1903 Lecturer in Mathematics and Physics at the University of Adelaide
1904 - 1909 Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of Adelaide
1907 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Adelaide
1909 - 1912 Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at the University of Sydney
1912 - 1949 Assistant Professor then Professor (from 1920) of Electrical Engineering at the University of Sydney
1915 - 1918 Commanding Officer of the Engineer Officers' Training School in Roseville, New South Wales
1926 - 1957 Chairman of the Radio Research Board
1938 - 1944 Chairman of the National Standards Laboratory
1939 - 1942 Chairman of the Radiophysics Advisory Board
1944 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal received from the Institution of Engineers, Australia
1945 Chairman of the Australian National Research Council
1945 - 1966 Chairman of the Electrical Research Board
1946 - 1947 President of the Institute of Physics, Australian branch
1954 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

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'Madsen, John Percival Vissing - Ms 72', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms072.txt. [ Details ]

'Madsen, John Percival Vissing', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000614p.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist, 1990, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 4 December 2006

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